Monthly Archive for June, 2013

Michigan madmen Steve Miller and Tesco Vee, veterans of the unbridled musical sounds that made the Midwest famous, appear together July 26 to talk about Miller’s new oral history, Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Five Decades of Rock ‘N Roll in America’s Loudest City (Da Capo). The two will also discuss the classic punk rock tome Touch and Go: The Complete Hardcore Punk Zine ’79-’83 (Bazillion Points), the 576-page monsterpiece written by TV and edited by Miller.

Steve Miller is a noted true crime author, award-winning investigative journalist, and former singer of hardcore punk legends the Fix. In Detroit Rock City, Miller spins a tale of rust belt rebellion culled from hundreds of hours spent interviewing a litany of rock titans, from Alice Cooper and Iggy Pop to Jack White and John Brannon. Miller does the walkin’ and lets the principals do the talkin’ as he creeps through 50 years of hard rockin’ magnificence from the “Mitten.”

Tesco Vee is the irascible, ageless, iconic punk rock impresario, renaissance man, and founder of Touch and Go. His band The Meatmen continue to amaze and astound. His rapier wit will be on full display Friday.

Detroit Rock City is …A sharply edited oral history that nails most of the major players and includes the inherent contradictions in each person’s account of how history went down, it offers up that singular Detroit attitude that somehow fuses an inferiority/superiority complex into something loud, aggressive, and delightfully unique. Not to be crude, but– holy crap. – Dave DiMartino, former editor, Creem magazine

“Creem may have taught me how to piss, but Touch and Go taught me how to shit. I owe my career to that magazine.”—John Brannon, Negative Approach

Intending to cover baseball from a fan’s perspective, the first issue of Zisk was published in the summer of 1999 and is now published twice a season. Named for the former “South Side Hitman” Richie Zisk, thezine is for those who love the charm, history and quirks of America’s pastime. The publication is edited by New York-based writers Mike Faloon and Steve Reynolds and is touted as “the Baseball Magazine For People Who Hate Baseball Magazines.” FAN INTERFERENCE: A COLLECTION OF BASEBALL RANTS AND REFLECTIONS (Blue Cubicle Press, 2013) is an anthology of the best musings culled from over 15 years of Zisk. Edited by MIKE FALOON (Go Metric, Egghead.) and STEVE REYNOLDS (Trouser Press, Party Like It’s 1999) and featuring contributions from academics to punk rockers, comedians to fans with an ax to grind, FAN INTERFERENCE examines the intersection of baseball, lifestyle and music — all colored with bit of nostalgia, a great deal of humor and, often, a tongue planted firmly in cheek.

“…For those who love baseball for its charm, history and eccentricities and not merely as something to play a fantasy league around. It’s for the true fans who populate the upper deck, not the party animals in the bleachers.” – Chicago Tribune

“Baseball is the most important thing in the world. It’s also completely meaningless in the grand scheme of life. These guys recognize that those two philosophies can co-exist in the human brain, which makes their writing a truly electric, and all too rare, jolt to the synapses.” – Variety

Because of CAKE, last week’s huge comics fest, we got in so much amazing new stuff (almost 200 new items!!) that this is but just a tiny sample. Come in to the store to see more!

Zines & Zine-Related
People of Coloring Book by Hazel Newlevant $6.00
And Now 200 Years Later We Are Still Waiting For Interested Buyers: Stories and Observations by the Students of 826CHI $5.00
Systems Soft by Brian Hochberger $8.00
T and A #1 $12.00
Hex Zine by Caroll Gilligan Wheeler $4.00
Mish Libs #2 Karaoke Party $2.00
Word About Seeing Words Anything by Sergej Vutuc $8.00
Disposable Outcast by Hybachi Lemar $2.00

Mayhem, Miscreants, Memoirs, Music & Misc
Ministry: The Lost Gospels According to Al Jorgensen $26.99
Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of RocknRoll in Americas Loudest City by Steve Miller $16.99
This Ain’t No Holiday Inn: Down and Out at the Chelsea Hotel 1980-1995 by James Lough $16.95 – An oral history of the famed NY hotel where many a monets in rock and punk history were made (and died).
Cosplay: Made in Japan $39.95
Best Film You’ve Never Seen: 35 Directors Chapion the Forgotten or Critically Savaged Movies They Love by Rob K. Elder $16.95
That’s Not Funny Thats Sick: National Lampoon and the Comedy Insurgents Who Captured the Mainstream by Ellin Stein (Fantagraphics) $27.95
Queen of the Air: The True Story of Love and Tragedy at the Circus by Dean Jensen $26.00
Queens of Noise: The Real Story of the Runaways by Evelyn McDonnell $25.99
Left of the Dial: Conversations with Punk Icons by David Ensminger (PM Press) $20.00
The Mammoth Book of Black Magic $13.95

Join Quimby’s for the release of Thai Comic Horrors Vol.2, a compilation of overlooked pulp horror comics from the Kingdom of Thailand. Translated into English for the first time these stories offer a glimpse into folklore and superstition often unseen by outsiders. The new issue of Thai Comic Horrors is themed around body horror and showcase stories involving Thai ghosts that share an unquenchable desire to consume fresh human intestines! For this event Logan Bay will present a slide show and lecture reflecting on the four years spent abroad. Lecture topics will include visiting Buddhist Hell parks and an introduction to Thai ghosts & superstitions.

Artist (and former Quimby employee!) Logan Bay has created a diverse body of work over his artistic career. Past projects have included: publications, audiovisual performance, installation, graphic design and illustration. Active as a curator and organizer Logan has produced shows in New York, Chicago, & Bangkok. He is currently enrolled at Rangsit University, Thailand working towards a MFA in design.